Witches curse / / directed by Mark Lewis ; produced by Jenny Barraclough ; a Mentorn Barraclough Carey production for Thirteen/WNET New York in association with Channel 4 ; Educational Broadcasting Corporation.
Narrated by Liev Schreiber ; interview subject, Linnda R. Caporael.
Summary
The Salem Witch trials of 1692 imprisoned more than 150 people, with 19 hanged and one pressed to death. Centuries later, a plausible, natural explanation has emerged for symptoms exhibited by those said to be bewitched. Behavioral psychologist Linda Caporeal takes viewers on a journey from wrenching convulsions and vivid delirium to contaminated crops, hallucinogenic drugs, and an ancient bog man hacked to death. Her theory may finally solve the 'witches' curse.